How does the UK political system compare to other systems?
I can describe the political system of the UK and compare it with other systems around the world.
- Year 9
How does the UK political system compare to other systems?
I can describe the political system of the UK and compare it with other systems around the world.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The UK is a representative democracy.
- Democracies give citizens many freedoms, which have often developed over many years.
- The government is made of three parts: Parliament (legislative), government (executive) and judiciary (judicial).
- The main categories of political systems are: full democracy, flawed democracy, hybrid regime and authoritarian regime.
Keywords
Government - the group of people with the authority to govern a country; in the UK, the Government is chosen and led by the Prime Minister (PM)
Democracy - a system of government in which citizens vote in regular, fair elections for representatives who then make laws and decisions on their behalf
Common misconception
Democracy exists in all countries, just in different ways.
Democracy exists in many countries and the levels of it vary. However, in many countries, there is a large mix of democratic and non-democratic practices, and in others, there is no true democracy at all, with the government taking full control.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to its correct definition.
Q2.In a democracy, people vote in regular, free and elections to choose their leaders.
Q3.What is not the name of a branch of the UK Government?
Q4.What is a key feature of a democracy?
Q5.Rearrange the words into the correct order to make a sentence about governments.
Q6.Who is responsible for leading the Government in the UK?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The UK is a represenative meaning that citizens vote for representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
Q2.In a full democracy, citizens have many , including free elections, freedom of speech and a fair legal system.
Q3.The UK Government is made of three parts: Parliament (legislative), government (executive) and judiciary (judicial). This is referred to as the of powers.
Q4.Does democracy exist in all countries, just in different ways?
Q5.Order the political systems from the largest amount of political and citizen freedom to the lowest.
Q6.Match each political system to its description.
